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    how to i reinstall vista to new hard drive?

    Discussion in 'VAIO / Sony' started by sumisu_san, Jul 1, 2009.

  1. sumisu_san

    sumisu_san Notebook Enthusiast

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    i think i got it...thaks
     
    sumisu_san, Jul 1, 2009
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    qhn Notebook User

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    In a nutshell:

    . Get a hold of a Vista Installation Disk

    . Collect all needed drivers and utilities from Sony Support Site

    . Install the OS

    . Install the drivers and utilities.

    . Or use the recovery DVDs

    . Good lucks

    cheers ...
     
    qhn, Jul 1, 2009
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  3. elijahRW

    elijahRW Notebook Deity

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    If you made the 3 recovery dvd's, just pop them in the DVD drive and boot up the laptop, it should run through a setup process and copy everything to your new hard drive.
     
    elijahRW, Jul 1, 2009
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    sumisu_san Notebook Enthusiast

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    nevermind, i was clicking on the wrong option :(
     
    sumisu_san, Jul 1, 2009
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    Glad I was able to help :D
     
    elijahRW, Jul 1, 2009
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    brandont Newbie

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    I have basically the same problem - wiped the complete hard drive (forgot about the recovery partition!)

    I have my 3 DVDs, but no recovery partition now. When I boot off the first DVD it goes through the recovery 'wizard' and I can select to restore the entire system. However, it tells me that it cannot find the drive letter for the recovery partition. If there a way to do this with JUST the DVDs and no recovery partition? TIA!
     
    brandont, Oct 7, 2009
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    Don't worry, take the OS disc(vista) and boot off of it, let windows vista install, then use your drivers disc to install the device drivers. Pretty simple.
     
    elijahRW, Oct 7, 2009
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